The Monterey Plainsmen will take on the Abilene Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Monterey comes in on three and Abilene on five.
Monterey will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Tascosa, who they had gone 0-6 against in their six prior meetings. Monterey blew past Tascosa 56-28 last Friday. The Plainsmen might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Abilene sidestepped Tascosa for a 31-29 win. The 31-point effort marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Abilene wouldn't let Tascosa keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Abilene can thank Aamanni Strahan and Dristain Payne for forcing both of them. Strahan also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11.
The victory got Monterey back to even at 4-4. As for Abilene, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
Monterey was dealt a bruising 59-14 defeat at the hands of Abilene when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Monterey avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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